When the third-generation Chevrolet Camaro (and its Pontiac brother the Firebird) was introduced as a 1982 model, it was an underwhelming machine. Sure it looked good and didn't handle badly, but the engines were lackluster hacks off older designs. The base Camaro's 2.5-liter "Iron Duke" four was rated at only 90 hp. The best V8 in the line, a 5.0-liter small-block, had a freakish Cross-Fire fuel-injection system and made a miserable 165 hp. Grim stuff.
The 1985 IROC-Z may have looked like any other third-generation Camaro, but it was a much sweeter and more powerful beast. Redecorated with clean graphics, fitted with gorgeous five-spoke 16-inch wheels and tuned around massive Goodyear "Gatorback" radial tires, the IROC-Z would have been a hit even if it had that lousy four under its hood. But instead there was the 5.0-liter small-block V8 now wearing a brilliant tuned port injection (TPI) system that boosted its output up to a wonderfully flexible 215 hp. By 1987, a TPI-equipped 5.7-liter small-block was offered in the IROC and the car simply got a lot better.
In comparison tests at the time, the TPI-equipped IROC Camaros were always quicker than their archrival, the 5.0-liter Mustang. They handled better too. But while the Mustang has become a legend with its dedicated cult of followers choosing among dozens of dedicated magazine titles and hundreds of websites, the IROC Camaro has become something of a punchline. It's the car guys from New Jersey drive, in jokes about guys from New Jersey. It's not fair.
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The third-generation Chevrolet Camaro was introduced for the 1982 model year. It continued to use General Motors's F-body platform and would produce a "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" for 1987 and "25th Anniversary Heritage Edition" for 1992.
These were also the first Camaros with factory fuel injection, four-speed automatic transmissions, five-speed manual transmissions, four-cylinder engines, 16-inch wheels, and hatchback bodies. The third-generation Camaro continued through the 1992 model year.
Ang third-generation Chevrolet Camaro ay ipinakilala para sa 1982 modelo ng taon. Ito ay patuloy na gamitin ang General Motors sa F-katawan platform at makabuo ng isang "ika-20 Anibersaryo ng pangunita Edition" para sa 1987 at "Ika-25 Anibersaryo ng Heritage Edition" para sa 1992.
Mga ito ay din ang unang Camaros may gasolina iniksyon factory, apat na speed awtomatikong pagpapadala, limang-speed manu-manong pagpapadala, apat na-silindro engine, 16-inch wheels, at hatchback katawan. Ang third-generation Camaro patuloy sa pamamagitan ng 1992 taon modelo.
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